diff --git a/src/main/services/FileStorage.ts b/src/main/services/FileStorage.ts
index 18a11c6bd6..e3a395e60d 100644
--- a/src/main/services/FileStorage.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/FileStorage.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   getFilesDir,
   getFileType,
   getName,
-  getNotesDir,
+  getNotesDirAbsolute,
   getTempDir,
   readTextFileWithAutoEncoding,
   scanDir
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const DEFAULT_WATCHER_CONFIG: Required<FileWatcherConfig> = {
 
 class FileStorage {
   private storageDir = getFilesDir()
-  private notesDir = getNotesDir()
+  private notesDir = getNotesDirAbsolute()
   private tempDir = getTempDir()
   private watcher?: FSWatcher
   private watcherSender?: Electron.WebContents
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ class FileStorage {
       // Get app paths to prevent selection of restricted directories
       const appDataPath = path.resolve(process.env.APPDATA || path.join(require('os').homedir(), '.config'))
       const filesDir = path.resolve(getFilesDir())
-      const currentNotesDir = path.resolve(getNotesDir())
+      const currentNotesDir = getNotesDirAbsolute()
 
       // Prevent selecting app data directories
       if (
diff --git a/src/main/utils/__tests__/file.test.ts b/src/main/utils/__tests__/file.test.ts
index d6abefd729..4659321a86 100644
--- a/src/main/utils/__tests__/file.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/utils/__tests__/file.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import {
   getConfigDir,
   getFilesDir,
   getFileType,
+  getNotesDir,
+  getNotesDirAbsolute,
   getTempDir,
   isPathInside,
   untildify
@@ -245,6 +247,20 @@ describe('file', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('getNotesDir', () => {
+    it('should return relative path for portability', () => {
+      const notesDir = getNotesDir()
+      expect(notesDir).toBe('./Data/Notes')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('getNotesDirAbsolute', () => {
+    it('should return absolute notes directory path', () => {
+      const notesDirAbsolute = getNotesDirAbsolute()
+      expect(notesDirAbsolute).toBe('/mock/userData/Data/Notes')
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('getAppConfigDir', () => {
     it('should return correct app config directory path', () => {
       const appConfigDir = getAppConfigDir('test-app')
diff --git a/src/main/utils/file.ts b/src/main/utils/file.ts
index f9e44c0134..baec54792a 100644
--- a/src/main/utils/file.ts
+++ b/src/main/utils/file.ts
@@ -183,7 +183,12 @@ export function getNotesDir() {
     fs.mkdirSync(notesDir, { recursive: true })
     logger.info(`Notes directory created at: ${notesDir}`)
   }
-  return notesDir
+  // Return relative path for better portability across devices
+  return './Data/Notes'
+}
+
+export function getNotesDirAbsolute() {
+  return path.join(app.getPath('userData'), 'Data', 'Notes')
 }
 
 export function getConfigDir() {